Weather strip



2 Sheets-Sheet' l Filed March 27, 1918 rr m Q Z ul-llllnnl-IIIUWWWWWM u6 m nsn. x w ,w Z f f 6 f /f a l @d f M gaf hw Nov. 6, 1923. 1,473,428

S. F. HASKELL WEATHER STRIP Filed Mewohv 27, 1918 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Immer/ion flieg,

Patented Nov.y 6, 1923.-

Unirse-,STATES sriaeeunl r. EAQSKELL, or sr. LoUIs, MISSOURI, ASSIGNORoronnfnenrlro @germes 1 n. LYON, or sr. LOUIS, MISSOURI. .f -Y

l WEATHER S'rRIr. g

` v iipp iicaisvipii med March 27, 191s. seria; Nc. areaal'.

To all 'whom trmag/ 'concer/a: Y Y' Beit known that LISPRAGUE F.HASKELL, a citizen ofthe'Uni'ted States,` residing at the city of'St.Louis andjState vof Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulIniprovements in Weather Strips, of which `the following is aspeeification. 4,

My invention relates to certain new and novel improvements inweather-strips for doors andother like closuresandis a distinct andpractical improvement to overcome certain important practical objectionsto, and

defects in, the weather-strips disclosed in myV former `United StatesY'Letters Patent No. 926,409, dated June 29, 1909 andfmy United StatesLetters Patent-No. 97 1,371+L dated September 27, 1910,and hasforitsobjects'rst, toprovide 4an improved type of lthreshold' treadplate having preferably an arched Ycontact surface andadapted to besuperimposed on the wood"th`re,shold for doors andA be suitably xed'`thereto, to provide a positive weatherproof joint therebetween;second,to provide by Vmeans o f- 'said improved type of threshold tread`"plate an effective outside water drip; third, to provide the "doorbot'- tom with a resilient preferably concealed and' protected'weather-Strip' capable of 1yielding as the door is closed by comingprogres'- sively in contact'with the said arched surface of thethreshold''tread plate vto provide a positive weather-,proof contactjoint 'the entire length of the threshold tread plate between thelthreshold tread plate and the resilient weather-strip carried by thedoor; and, fourth, to provide at each end of the ,resilientweather-strip carried byv the. door, a V"resilient end contact means orears to formacorner contactmember for establishing continuous engagementin the closed' position of the door between the said threshold treadplate, said resilient weather-strip and the usual iexibl'eA4 angle( sideweather-strips carried yvertically by the door jambs. All the severalelements'being so designed and arranged as ,to provide orform-acontinuous line of weather-proof contact between the. threshold4 treadplate, the resilient weather strip, thelre'silient end contact meansandthe exible angle side weather-strips carriedon the door jambs.

vWith lthe above and further` objects in view, Vtheinvention consistsincertain newv and novel features of construction, Yarrangement `and.combinationjof parts, described in thev following speciication andfinally pointir'i' ed out in the claims heretoappendedQ Referring totheaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification Vwherein YVlike characters of reference ,denote simil parts throughout the severalviews Fig. l, is a view in perspective of a threshold, a portion of adoor, partly broken f away andy provided with my improved thresholdtreadk plate `and resilientfvp'feather K strip and. resilient endcontact means or "ears adapted for engagement with the usual flei# ibleangle side weather-strips 'carried vertiy Vcally by the door jambe.

Fig. `2, Y is a @aan in; pgrspecaee of ja.

threshold tread platev made; inaceord/anc'ecV with my invention. I l I eFig. 3, is a detail in perspective of aportion ofthe treadplate'l and myimproved? resilient weather-Strip carried by the door bottom showingsame in its open positionbeforeV being depressed into weatherproofengagement with the arched portion of the tread plate. l

' Fig. 4, is a detail showing the lower cut so 'away portion of theusualf liexible angle side Strips toac'commodate itself for movementwith relation tothe iarched'.,porticniv of Y,

the tread plate. p A p Fig. 5, isa'plan view of theI threshold and treadplate arrangedA below a doorv as shown in section which is providedwith" my Aim;-

proved resilient weatherlstrip and resilient end Contact means or ears,the latter being shown in engagement with the usual flexible' angle'side weather-'stripsv fixed to and ried vertically by thedoorgjalmbs'.'i

Fig. 6, is a'view perspective of my imaV proved resilient anddepressible`V weatherstrip adapted to be carried on Ythe door bottornand showingthe resilient end Contact means or ears inrelation thereto.

Figp?, is a front elevation ',f fone ofi-the. resilient end contactmeans or ears. Fig.` 8, is a bottom plan'view'thereof.

Fig. 9, is anend' elevationlofthe poeketv resilient end contact"mean'sor ears incontact Vwith the usual lieiible-angle 'side Teatherstrip carried vertically bythe 'door jamb.

"Retiree t@ the @renewing .idr-@wings In carrying out the aim ot myinvention I' employ a suitable superimposed threshold tread plate 7having an arched contact surtace-8 terminating 1n such means as to torniralong its outer edge -a water-drip The archedportion 8 ofthe treadplate 7 is preterably supported by means of a suitable wood strip l0seated upon andsuitably lined to the wood threshold 1. rI'he tread plate7 preferablyv is provided with iiutcd supports such as 11 and 12 inaddition to wood support 10 to separate and hold in position a suitableplastic adhesiveweather-proof comA pound 13 adapted to be interposedbetween the wood threshold 1 and the superimposed tread plate 7 toprovide'a weather-prooiz joint therebetween. all as clearly shown inFig. 1. The threshold tread plate 7 may be secured in position upon thewood threshold 1 by any suitable fastening means, such as 14:. Y f

The bottom of the door 2 is preferably provided with a suitable recess15 .and suitably protected upon' one side with an outside plate 16, inmechanical economy of door treatment.'

A resilient pendent weather-strip 17 is adapted to be carried by, andsuitably fixed to the bottom of door 2 and preferablyA concealed in therecess 15 behind the outer plate 16, as clearly shown in Figure 1.

The resilient pendent weather-strip 17, as shown in Figure 3,' is soformed as to provide a resilient under fold 18 with a looped edge: 19terminating in a forward, downwardly projecting and suit-ably curvedresilient contact lip 20. The contact lip 20, when normally pendent isadapted to contact with, and over-ride into positive engagement with thearched surface 8 of 'the threshold tread plate 7 in the closed positionof the door, and to provide a weather-prooi` cont-act between theresilient contact lip 2O and the arched surface 8 of the threshold treadplate 7, thereby performing a blocked line in weather proofing for thelbenefit ot water drip 9. f Y

The resilient contact lip 20 is provided at each end' with a suitablyformed resilient end Contact means or ear 21, preferably, in the iormvot vertically disposed ears capable of up and down movement with theresilient contactlip 20.

The inner face of each end contact means or ear 21 is adapted to engageand ride upon the outer face 22 of a suitable surface plate 23 fixed toeach j amb edge of the door. The .upper edge `24 of the end contactmeans or ears 21 is adapted7 when the door is closed,

to engage the stop shoulder 25 of the surface plate 23 and the extremeouter Jface 26 or" said plate is adapted to be in a plane withv theouter face of the resilient end contact means or ears 2l, yto provide anunbroken plane :tor contact with the side weather-strip 27 adapted to becarried Vvertically on jambs 3 and Ltto complete the continuousweatherproof contact on each jamb edge ofY the door adjacent the stopcorners thereof and,

thereby, establishing the continuous weather proof contact line, asshown by line A-A, in Figures l and -5, between the threshold treadplate 7, andthe resilient contact lip 20 of the weather-strip 17 andbetween the ears 21 and the usual flexible side weather-strip i 27`carried vertically by the door jambs 3 and 4L.

A suitable cover plate 28 is superimposed on surface plate 23 andsuitably fixe-d to the door to form a pocket recess 29 extendingoutwardly from the surface plate 23 andV adapted for the reception andretaining of a portion of the resilient end contact mean or ears 21. y

The flexible angle side weather-strip 27 carried vertically by each doorjambs 3 and 1, as shown in detail in Figure 4, is suitablyr cut away atthe bottom edge, as at 30 to conform to the arched surface 8, of thethreshold tread plate 7, to accommodate itself tor movement with respectthereto when in contact with and depressed by both jamb edges of thedoor on continuous weather-proof contact line A-A in a closedy positionof the door.

From the foregoing description it .will be readily observed that Ihaveso formed and Y I wish it to be understood that I am Well aware thatthe exact details of constructionV of the several parts illustrated inthe drawings and herein described are not essential to the-invention,and being aware that minor changes in the form and proportions of theseveral parts may be madev without departing vtrom the spirit of myinvention, I reserve the right to ymake any such changes or'modifications as may fairly fall within the scope of the appended claimswhen fairly t construed.

What I claim is: f

1. A weather strip comprising a section terminating along one edge .in aresilient underfold section havingY a looped edge which terminates in a'forward downwardlyv projecting and Asuitably curved resiliexit`V contactlip section capable of yielding upwardly whenthe lower Vace of thecurved portion of the lip is brought into frictional contact with anadjacent member and an Y upwardly projecting ear fixed to' each end ofthe resilient contact lip Section for Inove-v ment therewith.

2. In a door structure, provided withr aV swinging door, weatherstripping comprising flexible metal side strips' secured to the doorframe, a -xed tread plate mounted upon the door sill and provided withan arched contact surfaceand a metal weather strip comprising a sectionfixed to the lowerr edge of a door and secured in a recess in the loweredge of the door, sald section terminating along one edge in a resilientunderfold running parallel therewith and havingVV a looped edge whichterminates in a forward,

ldownwardly projectingA and suitably curved d20* strips secured to the;vdoor frame, said Y section and ears being adapted to establls i acontinuous line'of weather proofcontact Y 30 with themetal side stripscarried by the door frame and with the arched surface of the tread platetol seal any crevices between the` y bottom of vthe door7 the sill andlowerportions of the frame. 1 ,A Y

lIn testimony whereof, I have vhereunto 35 signed myname to thespecification.

Y SPRAGUE RHASKELL.

